MHG51591 - MUCK, BEINN AIREIN
Summary
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Type and Period (3)
- ENCLOSURE (Undated)
- HUT (Undated)
- PEN (Undated)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
NM47NW 86 centred 40121 79209
Two huts, a pen and two enclosures are scattered along a gully at the foot of the cliffs on the SW of Beinn Airein. The huts (Muck02 338, 341) measure 3.2m and 5m in length by and 1.9m and 2.1m in breadth respectively within stony banks. The northern (Muck02 341) has a cell attached towards the N end of its E side; it measures 1.4m by 1.1m internally. The enclosure and pen (Muck02 339-40) lie to the SE, the enclosure measuring 4.4m by 3.4m within a stony bank, the pen 2.5m by 1.7m. The other enclosure (Muck02 337) is situated to the S, and has been built amongst the boulders at the foot of a scree slope. It measures 3.3m by 3m within a stony bank 0.6m in thickness by up to 0.3m in height.
(Muck02, 337-41)
Visited by RCAHMS (AGCH) 21 May 2002 <1>
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Location
| Grid reference | NM 4012 7920 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NM47NW |
| Civil Parish | SMALL ISLES |
| Geographical Area | LOCHABER |
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External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/291878 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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